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Publisher:
Walker Books U.S., a division of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date:
2019
Lexile measure:
GN: Graphic Novel 710L
Language:
English
Description:
"When her sister seizes the throne, Queen Eleanor of Albion is banished to a tiny island off the coast of her kingdom, where the nuns of the convent spend their days peacefully praying, sewing, and gardening. But the island is also home to Margaret, a mysterious young orphan girl whose life is upturned when the cold, regal stranger arrives. As Margaret grows closer to Eleanor, she grapples with the revelation of the island's sinister true purpose...
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Series:
Cruise life volume 1
Publisher:
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date:
2025
Lexile measure:
680L
Language:
English
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Description:
"Caitlin and her big brother, Dylan, are still getting used to shuttling between Mom's new little house and Dad's fancy new condo after their divorce. But summer means a solid six weeks with her dad. Finally, one toothbrush in one place and all her outfits together! So when her dad announces that he's gotten a new job on the fanciest, most fun, family-friendly cruise line -- and he's bringing his kids along -- Caitlin has mixed feelings. For about...
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Series:
Half-Drowned King volume 2
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
Description:
"Six years after The Half-Drowned King, Ragnvald Eysteinsson is now king of Sogn, but fighting battles for King Harald keeps him away from home, as he confronts treachery and navigates a political landscape that grows more dangerous the higher he rises. Ragnvald's sister Svanhild has found the freedom and adventure she craves at the side of the rebel explorer Solvi Hunthiofsson, though not without a cost. She longs for a home where her quiet son...
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Publisher:
Weiser Books
Pub. Date:
[2021]
Language:
English
Description:
"Yemaya, Queen of the Sea, first emerged in Yorubaland (now in modern Nigeria). A primordial deity, considered the Mother of All, some perceive her to be at the root of numerous ancient goddesses, including Isis. During the Middle Passage, Yemaya accompanied her enslaved devotees to the Western Hemisphere, and through her associations with the Virgin Mary, devotion to Yemaya spread throughout Latin America. Cuban immigrants brought Yemaya with them...
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Publisher:
Basic Books
Pub. Date:
2015
Language:
English
Description:
"The Pirate Queen" begins in Ireland with the infamous Grace O'Malley, a ruthless pirate and scourge to the most powerful fleets of sixteenth-century Europe. This Irish clan chieftain, sea captain, and pirate queen was a contemporary of Elizabeth I, a figure whose life is the stuff of myth. Regularly raiding English ships caught off Ireland's west coast, O'Malley was purported to have fought the Spanish armada just hours after giving birth to her...
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Series:
Sea serpent's heir volume 3
Publisher:
Image Comics, Inc
Pub. Date:
[2024]
Lexile measure:
HL: High-Low 380L
Language:
English
8. Sea Queens
Author:
Publisher:
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date:
2010
Language:
English
Description:
In 1963 Jane Yolen released a book called PIRATES IN PETTICOATS, because the idea of women as pirates fascinated her--but there wasn't much information about these women who made their livelihoods plundering on the high seas. Scholars have dug up a bounty of new information since then, and Jane, still fascinated, revisits the ladies who loot. Discover such great pirates as Artemisia, the Admiral Queen of Persia who sailed the seas from 500 to 480...
10. The Sea Queen
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Series:
Miraculous Sweetmakers volume 2
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
A bewitching and powerful tale of sparkling magic, spellbinding mystery and a friendship worth risking everything for, perfect for fans of Tamzin Merchant, Abi Elphinstone and Anna James. Several months after the Frost Fair cast its spell over London, best friends Thomasina and Anne are running their own sweet shop-and, truth be told, longing for adventure again. Then the rumours begin-rumours of unexplained storms and catastrophic shipwrecks. And...
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Publisher:
HarperCollins
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
"Serafina and the Black Cloak" meets "The Little Mermaid" in this enchanting sequel to "The Frost Fair", where best friends Thomasina and Anne must face a new magical threat to London. After facing down Father Winter and escaping the Frost Fair, Thomasina and Anne have achieved their dream. Without needing any wishes at all, they're running their own sweetshop. But magical creatures and otherworldly beings aren't quite done with them yet, and they...
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Series:
Elemental Kingdoms volume 2
Publisher:
SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description:
As a child, Faye Morgan was always an outsider, shunned for the ancient and powerful magic that runs through her veins. Ever since she was a little girl, growing up in the village of Abercolme on the wild coast of Scotland, her life has been steeped in the old ways - witchcraft, herbal lore and a blood connection to the dangerous and unpredictable world of Faerie. But magic is both a gift and a burden, and Faye has more than paid the price of living...
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Publisher:
Andrews UK
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Description:
Grace O'Malley, better known in Ireland as Granuaile, was a pirate queen infesting the coast of Eirinn and further afield in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Powerful on both land and sea, she commanded a large fleet of ships as well as leading her own army into battle. This fascinating book from Michael Sheane explores the reality behind the myths and legends that have been told about O'Malley - a story that is no less amazing once fact becomes separated...
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Publisher:
Image Comics
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
THE HUNTER BECOMES THE HUNTED IN THE FINAL CHAPTER OF THE FANTASY YA TRILOGY! When Aella's aunt steals Xir away, Aella loses the source of her her best friend. Now, Aella must decide who she is and what she stands for. Will Aella be able to rally unlikely allies against an all-powerful enemy as family turns to foe, or will her world cease to exist as she knows it? Acclaimed creators MAIRGHREAD SCOTT (Netflix's Dragon Age: Absolution, Marvel's Guardians...
18. Half Seas Over
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Publisher:
Willow Hill Books
Pub. Date:
2025
Language:
English
Description:
A whodunit set in Prohibition-era New York, Half Seas Over features characters from the Mrs. Lillywhite Investigates Mysteries.1920's New York City Desmond Cooper is nursing a broken heart. He's so distraught, in fact, that his arrival in the Big Apple doesn't go as planned. Instead of living it up at The Plaza Hotel, he ends up wandering around a bad part of town and stumbling over a dead body!Enter feisty speakeasy proprietor Imogene, a woman unlike...
Author:
Publisher:
Willow Hill Books
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Description:
Caution: rough waters ahead!Let's sail to America, Desmond suggested. It will be fun, he promised. Except, no matter where Rosemary goes, murder seems to follow--even in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean!The journey was supposed to be part of the adventure, and what could be more fun than a few days aboard a veritable floating palace?Except Rosemary should have known it wouldn't be all fun and games. She should have known bunking across the hall from...
Author:
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
English
Description:
One of Open Letter's Best Books of 2019 The fates of Ragnvald and his sister Svanhild unfold to their stunning conclusion in this riveting final volume in The Golden Wolf Saga, a trilogy that conjures the ancient world with the gripping detail, thrilling action, and vivid historical elements of "Game of Thrones" and "Outlander." Ragnvald has long held to his vision of King Harald as a golden wolf who will bring peace to Norway as its conqueror-even...